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Android is a widely used operating system developed by Google. Although open source, it is sold preinstalled on mobile phones, often with dozens of pieces of malware pre-installed, some of which are invisible to end users. The Android cellphone has been described as "the most sophisticated surveillance machine to date for monitoring your routines."[1]
Google Playstore
A joint investigation by researchers from Security Without Borders and Viceconcluded in March 2019 that the Google Playstore had around 20 malware apps that went undetected for 2 or so years.[2]
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| Document:Huawei’s phone business would be decimated without Google’s Android | Article | 20 May 2019 | Vlad Savov | A resolution to the ongoing trade dispute between the US and China is now more urgent than ever. However, China is unlikely to react positively to the bullying tactics of the US. And that means Huawei’s phone business may be in limbo for a while yet. |
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